Description
We are seeking a Healthcare Advisory Consultant / Senior Consultant to join our Healthcare Assets and Partnerships team at WSP. As a consultant, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects and contribute to the development of world-class healthcare facilities. You will be part of a large and growing specialist advisory team, providing capital project consultancy services and related technical advice to clients on their estate strategies and capital projects.
The ideal candidate will have experience in NHS business case development, primary care healthcare planning, and expertise in the development of strategies and plans for integrated healthcare hub projects. You will have a good understanding of the UK healthcare market and current issues in relation to property and capital projects.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing healthcare planning ranging from market analysis, activity and capacity modelling to SOAs and design development support
- Coordinating and writing business cases to secure capital funding for investment in new healthcare developments
- Developing estate strategies from PCN through NHS Trust to ICS-wide
- Planning moves into new hospitals
- Providing PPP and FM consultancy support
- Providing healthcare service transformation support
- Delivering digital healthcare services
- Delivering project, programme and cost management services
- Delivering property management advice
Requirements:
- UK/NHS health sector experience working for a professional services consultancy
- Proven ability and track record working with clients in NHS business case development, primary care healthcare planning, and expertise in the development of strategies and plans for integrated healthcare hub projects
- Degree qualified
- One or more of: PRINCE 2 Practitioner, MSP, APMPQ, Better Business Cases Practitioner, MSc Planning Buildings for Health, other relevant professional qualifications
- Knowledge of NHS property and capital project policy, processes, guidance, and stakeholders
- An understanding of construction and the property lifecycle
- Able to advise clients on best practice approaches in respect of the service being provided
- Able to research, analyse data and present findings verbally, in writing or graphically
- Comfortable co-facilitating workshops or chairing meetings
- Numerate and comfortable with spreadsheets
- Able to prepare project plans and programmes
- An understanding of risk and risk management techniques
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to engage sensitively to different project stakeholders
- Commercially astute, recognising opportunities and constraints in relation to the delivery of consultancy services
- Excellent MS Office skills